Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
DeathMay 19, 1996 [1922]
BurialSaint Marks Church Cemetery, 1230 St. Mark’s Church Road, Elon, North Carolina [1922]
FatherEverett Cicero RUMBLEY Sr. (1887-1968)
MotherRose Lee CROUSE (1891-1922)
Spouses
DeathApr 12, 2017, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina [1833]
BurialMount Hope United Church Of Christ, 2400 Mount Hope Church Rd, Whitsett, North Carolina [1833]
FatherErnest David WHITESELL Sr. (1894-1982)
MotherFlossie Caroline GERRINGER (1897-1977)
ChildrenCharles Edward (1937-2023)
Obituary Online notes for Mildred Lea (Spouse 1)
4/14/2017
Mildred Lea Whitesell Shoffner
BURLINGTON – Mrs. Mildred Lea Whitesell Shoffner, 100, formerly of St. Mark’s Church Rd., Burlington, passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at Hillcrest Convalescent Center in Durham.
A native of Guilford County, she was wife of the late James Richard Shoffner and daughter of the late Ernest David Whitesell and Flossie Caroline Gerringer Whitesell. Mrs. Shoffner was the oldest member of St. Mark’s Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Linda Kay Daniels of Cary, NC; a son, Charles E. Rumley and wife Patricia of Charlotte; two step-daughters, Shelby Jean McLean and husband Jerry of McLeansville and Bernice Shoffner of Stuart, FL; a step-son, James Richard Shoffner, Jr. of McLeansville; four grandchildren, Cristin Connor of Jacksonville, FL, Caroline Mutters of O’Fallon, IL, Keith Rumbley of Charlotte and Gina Rumbley of Durham; six great grandchildren; and a brother, Ernest Whitesell, Jr. of Whitsett.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, April 15, at Mt. Hope United Church of Christ with Rev. Ben Bishop officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will greet friends from 9:45-10:45 a.m., prior to the service.
Condolences may be offered at www.richandthompson.com. [1833]
Mildred Lea Whitesell Shoffner
BURLINGTON – Mrs. Mildred Lea Whitesell Shoffner, 100, formerly of St. Mark’s Church Rd., Burlington, passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at Hillcrest Convalescent Center in Durham.
A native of Guilford County, she was wife of the late James Richard Shoffner and daughter of the late Ernest David Whitesell and Flossie Caroline Gerringer Whitesell. Mrs. Shoffner was the oldest member of St. Mark’s Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Linda Kay Daniels of Cary, NC; a son, Charles E. Rumley and wife Patricia of Charlotte; two step-daughters, Shelby Jean McLean and husband Jerry of McLeansville and Bernice Shoffner of Stuart, FL; a step-son, James Richard Shoffner, Jr. of McLeansville; four grandchildren, Cristin Connor of Jacksonville, FL, Caroline Mutters of O’Fallon, IL, Keith Rumbley of Charlotte and Gina Rumbley of Durham; six great grandchildren; and a brother, Ernest Whitesell, Jr. of Whitsett.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, April 15, at Mt. Hope United Church of Christ with Rev. Ben Bishop officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will greet friends from 9:45-10:45 a.m., prior to the service.
Condolences may be offered at www.richandthompson.com. [1833]